CrossStitcher

CrossStitcher is the UK’s best-selling crafts magazine. Each issue is packed with inspirational cross stitch designs and exciting new ideas that will help you make the most of this wonderfully relaxing and rewarding hobby. Please note: This digital version of the magazine does not currently include the covermount items or content you would find on printed newsstand copies.

MAKE of the month • Use our chart to create a nautical pincushion that’s perfect for your summer workbox!

Welcome • Vintage and modern inspiration…

JULY SPECIAL DEALS! • Spend £45 before postage on www.willowfabrics.com to receive a free pair of pretty floral scissors worth £4.50!

Out there • Every month we showcase the latest high street trends, new ideas and inspiring personalities for today’s stylish cross stitcher

STITCHING WITH JULIAN • Julian Odessa gives words of wisdom on how to flourish when stitching or in life, this time asking us not to put aside our passions…

CRAFTY BOOKSHELF • Read on to find out our favourite new books for stitchers this month…

MOUSE, S YEAR • Welcome to our new Calendar Stitch-A-Long! Make a date with us to stitch a new month each issue until you have a whole year of designs

Creativity Unlocked • Unlock inspiration with our ingenious key box and matching padlock keyring, which would make a lovely gift set

Shine Bright • Rise and shine – we’ve some sunny sentiments for you to stitch for friends and family this month

Ladies From LITERATURE • Start a new stitching chapter with our sampler featuring Jane Austen’s most famous heroines

PERFECT PUNNET • Fancy a basket of delicious strawberries to pop your pins in and remind you of summer while stitching? Don’t mind if we do!

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BLOOMING BEAUTY • Beautify your home over the summer with our gorgeous design featuring summer flowers

Needles & notions • Your stitching, top tips, online chat and more!

Growing PANES • Create a greenhouse with a bespoke frame using our ingenious picture of growing under glass

Assisi Elegance • Try your hand at the traditional Assisi Embroidery technique to create a beautiful gift bag for summer

In My Hoop… • Sam Hunter, affectionately known as The Stitching Lady, has made her mark in the seaside town of Scarborough

TRAVELLING TEDDIES • Get ready for a bear-y exciting adventure with our alphabet featuring cute little travelling teds!

WOODLAND MAGIC • Stitched in painterly precision with the wild charm of British meadows, Chloe Giordano’s needlepainted animals feel plucked from a fairytale

Vintage Chic • Embrace the classic aesthetic of French ‘Toile de Jouy’ to create our beautiful wall hanging – with the second section provided this month

CREATE A CLASSIC: Washing Line • Take your stitching to the next level with our washing line scene featuring half stitching and French knots

Ready, steady Stitch! • We’ve challenged three designers to use only the materials given to them to create a summer-themed brooch on plastic aida. Read on to see how they got on…

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STITCH-A-LONG • ALL YEAR ROUND PART 11

BEGINNERS START HERE… • New to cross stitch? Our handy guide will take you through all the basic techniques and stitches you need to get you started

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In your August • Fill your home with flowers…